speculates (about)

present tense third-person singular of speculate (about)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for speculates (about)
Verb
  • The report concludes that North Korea is far from adhering to its obligations under international law.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Thursday’s report concludes the investigation into the collision between a Bell 407, on a helicopter coordinator training flight, and a Sikorsky S-64E Skycrane helitanker during a 2023 wildfire near Cabazon, California.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • His team analyzes fleet needs and comes up with a proposal that makes sense.
    Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Scott’s new attorney, Scott Sanders, believes his 69-year-old client would have been acquitted altogether if the evidence had been disclosed as required at the time of trial.
    Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Jason Lloyd of The Athletic believes that the Browns' October 19 matchup against the Miami Dolphins might be the day that head coach Kevin Stefanski decides to turn to Gabriel as his new starter.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Speculates (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculates%20%28about%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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